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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 82, 7 November 1872, Page 2

An error occurred in the Waikaiv advertisement— oais snould uave been m place ol 4/I>. Tne error was typograpuical. The VVaikato Company bought tue large iron stores at tiie Heads, in wnieu i»ey purpose keepuigastockoi coats lor uie prompt supply oi any vessel calling in. settlers goods vJU now be stoied by tae company lree oi coat. We trust tuat the day is not far distant wuen tne traUe ot tae V\ aikato will be sunicient to induce a small steamer to make regiuar trips between me Heads' and tne Aianukau. V> e believe mat even now it would pay a smail coasting sieamer io make uiie trip a week. I'ne duticuky oi entering tue Jleaus nas been inausinoiuiy exa-eraied oy tuu*j interested in diverting tue trauic turougu otner cuanneld. It was only tue otaer day tuat Uaptam iairchild, ot tne .Luna, expressed jus opinion that tue VVaikato is one of tue oest bar harbours in Sew Zealand, and he probably is tne best judge of these matters in the co.onv.

A sitting of the Court was held at Hamilton, ou November 5, before \V. IS. Searanoke, .Esq., K,M. Tife following cases judieated:—Uaiderwood v. Welier : Claim £3, "Battle i trespass and damage to garden. Tlie evidence of a member of a Road jJoard was taken,, and a minute ot a> special meeting read, by wincn tiie Board express the opinion that the fence wa* insumcient. Case dismissed, with costs.—Hignley v. Ferry : Claim £10. Defendant was brought up under a Writ of Arrest, an affidavit having been tiled by plaintiff to the effect that defendant was about to leave tlie district. Defendant said he only went to jN'garuawauia on business,- and that it was his intention to return tne following day. He admitted that he told the driyer of Mr Harris's trap that he intended going to Wellington to join the Armed Constabulary.. Tlie Bench consented to discharge tue writ on condition that defendant gave an order to the Court on Mr Jolly to pay all moneys due to him to the Clerk of the Court.

The members of the A-addand Colonists' Protection League resolved, at their nieetmg on Saturday last, to print and circulate a thousand copies of the pamphlet, " A Bone to Pick with Freetraders ' which has recently made it* appearance in this city.—Star.-

Tin; " Jfiease to rumciubur tue ifdlli ot November " observance was maintained yesterday by numbers of ragged buys carrying still more ragged " (iuya," mounted un broken chairs, through Uiie thoroughfares 01 t.ie city and suburbs. A suiall.lifrvestjttf coppers wm by tue boys, who perambulated in sets, wii,cii were tarovvn at tiiem more with the* object of gutt?ujg rid oi a* noisy nuisance tiian lrom Sympathy;* wit u b ucii a com uioiuorafcJOO". in tie «wnnig,'- more particularly in- and around Freeman's Hay, therewere no pyrotechnics displace as was the wont in! year* gone by. At the I'liames there was a banqaet,attenued by a large number of Orangemen.— Cross. Amongst tiie items in the Nettu of tiie. World-hy the mail, was the following: —"London, September 4. —l J ere iiyacinthe was married here yesterday to an American widow." This was rather startl ng, and made us think that the Kev. .Father had broken from the church in earnest. Further on, however, in the same paper, we read :•—" London, Sept. ±. — Pere Hyacintue married Harry Gebone at the Kβgistry Uiibe, to Emily Jane Alerriman, aged 39 years, an American widow, and daughter of Emory JjutLeriield. The lady is known here as one of Hyacmthe's converts. Dean and Lady Stanley and other distinguished persons were present." His Worship the Mayor was in receipt yesterday afternoon, of a telegram from the Executive Government at Wellington, stating that the transfer of the police force from the Colonial to the .Provincial trovernment was postponed until the end of the pre-■ sent month. It is veer generally considered that since tiie Executive have been apprised of public feeling in Auckland ob the subject it is not likely any change will be made.- 1 - Cross.